What a wonderful weekend we had!

This past weekend was a blast! Thursday evening when I got home from work we packed up really quickly and headed to Disney World....Again!

This time we stayed with Tracey and Ryan at Fort Wilderness Campground. Which by the way was free, due to Ryan having to go for work and his work paid for his stay.

(This is a photo of Jake and Daddy at the resort petting the beautiful horses!)

It was so much fun! We were able to spend some one on one time with little man, Jake.

He LOVED the pool and the slide, which by the way, he went down about 50 times BY HIMSELF!

He's such a big boy now.

Friday rained during the day quite a bit, but cleared up in time to enjoy the pool in the afternoon and go to the beach on the lake to watch the fireworks from the Magic Kingdom at 10:00. I think we stayed in the pool almost 3 hours! We were pruny!
Saturday Evening just Jake and I rode the shuttle boat over to the Magic Kingdom and had a wonderful time! It feels good to hang out with my little boy and have some alone time with just him.
The lines were great; we only waited 15 minutes for Winnie the Pooh ride and Dumbo, then the rest of the rides we walked right onto. It was such a great night. Jake was so well behaved and sweet.
We stayed from 7 until then the park closed at 11:00. We saw my favorite fireworks show, "Wishes," and was able to see the Electrical Parade too.

I can't wait to go back when Macy goes with us too!!
We are planning on going back in late September!

We are taking another trip to Disney!!

We are going on an unplanned trip to Disney World!! Woo-Hoo!

Thanks to Tracey and Ryan we are going to spend tonight until Saturday afternoon at

Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground

Ryan has to go down for work and his work is paying for his lodging, so fortunately we have a FREE place to stay for two nights!

I'm a little bummed that Macy won't be going with us cause she went to the cabin with Ma up in North Carolina until Monday. Lucky girl!

Jesse, Jake, Leah, and Jessica are going down this afternoon as soon as I get off from work.

I am so excited! I haven't stayed at Fort Wilderness since I was 14 years old.

I think Jesse and I plan on taking Jake to the Magic Kingdom Friday night to see the fireworks and let him see Mickey Mouse.

This weekend is going to be FUNTASTIC!



IndEpeNdEnCe dAy

Our 4th of July was

AMAZING!

I had 6 wonderful days off from work, although we had a "Stay-cation" rather than

going out of town, which was extremely nice.

I was able to do a few things around the house, hang out by the pool with family, get my hair done, went out in the boat twice, and went to see CARS 2 with Jakey Wakey.

Jake LOVED seeing "TowMater" and "Lightening McQueen!"

It was his first movie theater experience, which he did extremely well during.

Macy was in the mountains withe Jesse's mom and stepdad and his family until Sunday the 3rd, she came home just in time for Fireworks.

Above is a photo of my family after a day in the boat and sunburns.

We were at Ma and Pa's house getting ready to enjoy some

bar-b-que and watch the fireworks.

I love spending time with family and that is what I enjoyed

the most about my time off from work. I can't wait until our next vacation to the

Lake at the end of the month.

Happy Hump Day!



Happy Birthday to Me!

Oh man, I feel old! Today I am

27

Yikes....only 3 more years until the big 3-0!

These are my flowers that my wonderful hubby and kids had delivered to me at work....

yes, I had to work on my birthday.

Tonight we have plans to go to dinner and out dancing afterwards with some of our great friends.

There's several of us that are celebrating birthdays within the next few days.

I have a babysitter for the kids, and I get to sleep in tomorrow!! Woo-Hoo!!



                

It's POTTY time!!!

Nothing too exciting has happened in my busy life lately.

Ok...I'm back-tracking..

Yesterday, I went to the hospital to visit with Loni.

She is recovering in the ICU and has been taken off of the ventilator...Woo Hoo!!!

I knew that she would be a fighter and get through it, and she has. Today is her 27th Birthday. I plan on going to visit with her at the hospital this afternoon after work. I can't wait to see her smiling face.

I'm so HAPPY that she's better!!

This past weekend was Father's Day. I had a great day with the men in my family, as well as the girls.

We went to church with my dad, followed by steak dinner at my Ma and Pa's house, then swimming by the pool all day. Jesse and my dad both enjoyed their special day. They got to watch the Golf Championship and see the winning putt!

We LOVE Adventures....Adventure Landing that is!

Saturday afternoon was spent celebrating Haley's 6th Birthday at Shipwreck Island Waterpark. We had such a good time! I knew that Macy would love it, but I was weary about Jacob. He had a blast!

He went down the waterslides like such a big boy! He is growing up way too fast!
And.....
It's POTTY time!!

Oh and I forgot...Sunday Jacob decided that he was ready to potty train......We are on our way! He has had a few accidents, but he is learning, which is a plus!

Yay for Jake!! I am so happy that he is finally willing to use the big boy potty.

I went and bought him his "Big boy" underwear with Mickey Mouse on them.

I hope I don't lose my mind while training! Pray for me!

Not having such a great week

This week has been a sad one...

My dear friend Loni was admitted to the hospital last Friday, recently moved to the ICU. She is fighting hard. She has a rare syndrome due to some complications to medication. She is such a sweet person and means a lot to me as well as our other Co-workers.

It saddens me that I know how bad she wants a baby and is having to go through so much just to have one.

She is going to pull through this a become a wonderful Mommy one day soon!

I love you Loni and you have to be strong and pull through this!

You are such a fighter.....

My prayers are with you as well as you're in many others too!

I love you Loni!!

(this is a photo of Loni and I taken last month at Disney World)

Oh how I love family time!!

This MEMORIAL DAY weekend was spent at one of my favorite places.....

the mountains of North Carolina at my family's homes.

This is a photo of Dad and I at their mountain home on Memorial Day.

The day was spent grilling hamburgers and hotdogs, blowing bubbles, playing in the mountain stream, spending time with family, and just having fun enjoying the beautiful mountain air. I have so many cherished memories over my most gracious

6 day vacation!

Spending time with family is one of my happiest times during life. Like the saying,

"You were born surrounded by family and you leave this life surrounded by family."

They are the most important!

P.S. - I will post more photos and edit this blog later tonight!!!